Wine Tastings
Humboldt Imports Wine Tasting with Michelle
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesHumboldt is one of the newcomers into the Massachusetts wine scene, and with a focus on wines from around the world, specifically South America, they were a needed break from the unimaginative onslaught of inexpensive and unfocused wines from South America. Humboldt has focused their efforts on finding and showcasing wines that best represent S. America […]
Loire Valley Weekend + Tasting
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesFlowing from the interior highlands of the Massif Central west to the Bay of Biscay west to the North Atlantic Coast, the Loire Valley is France’s most diverse wine region. With the exception of its famous Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé, however, the wines of “The Garden France” tend to lack the attention they deserve, an […]
New Zealand Weekend + Tasting
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesNew Zealand is one of the most isolated wine producing regions on the planet. It’s also one of the smallest, accounting for less than 1% of the world crop. In spite of such apparent disadvantages, the Kiwis manage to sell two thirds of their crop in the world market. Obviously, they’re doing something right. To […]
House Bear Brewing Mead Tasting
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesMead has seen a recent rise in interest and intrigue as of late, and rightly so when you consider it is one of the oldest forms of alcohol. But modern mead isn't quite what you expect. Enter House Bear Brewing. House Bear is one of the newer mead brewers, but in the short time they […]
Alsace Weekend 08/08-08/09
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesImagine that you have been transported to a wine region in Northern Europe bordered by the Rhine River. The towns and villages have names like Heiligenstein, Kirchheim, and Zellenberg, and Riesling is the dominant grape. Given the circumstances, you’d probably think that you were in Germany, but you would be wrong. The place is […]
90+ Cellars Wine Tasting
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesCome on by a taste some 90+! We’ll have some old favorites and some new items being poured.
Pinot Grigio/Gris Wine Weekend
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesAlthough most wine drinkers are familiar with the popular Italian white varietal Pinot Grigio, few are aware that the grape is a mutated form of the Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region of France, where it’s called Pinot Gris (grey pinot). This widely disseminated and increasingly fashionable grape is grown around the world to make […]
Advantage International Importer Wine Tasting
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesAdvantage International Wine Importer has taken the snobbery out of wine but in a good way. Wine has long been considered to be the prestigious alcoholic beverage, with many bottles catching well into the $10K per bottle. So it is easy to see why so many people can get overwhelmed by it. Advantage International took this […]
Masciarelli Wine Tasting w/ John Avery
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesSick and tired of the wine snob pouring wine and telling you what you should taste? Problem solved, we'll have here John Avery (who is both serious about wine and has a sense of humor) pouring wines this weekend. Here is what we will be pouring...
Wine Tasting w/ John Grange
Colonial Spirits 87 Great Road, Acton, MA, United StatesWelcome to the Hand Picked Selections wine tasting, a tasting where the wine comes first. Hand Picked Selections is known for wines like Laurent Perrier, Commanderie de la Bargemone Rose, and Puydeval. All these wines represent more than the labels that are plastered on them, or the locations they are from, in fact each one […]
